Volunteer & PTO Information

Your help is needed! Athlos families are encouraged to donate 30 hours of their time each year in service to the school. This may include monitoring the cafeteria during lunchtime, monitoring the yard during free play (recess), assisting a teacher with a project in their classroom, or helping to assemble project kits at home. There’s a lot to do, and we need you!

Free Play / Recess Duty

We are seeking volunteers to help monitor the yard during free play (recess).

Daily Volunteer Times

Morning free play:

  • 10:00–10:15
  • 10:35–11:00
  • 10:55–11:07
  • 11:30–11:50
  • 11:38–11:53
  • 11:53–12:13

Afternoon free play:

  • 12:10–12:25
  • 12:35–12:50

Contact Info

If interested in volunteering as a cafeteria monitor or if you need more information, please contact:

Faith Wilson, School Registrar
Email: fwilson@athlosjp.org
School Phone: (504) 290-2510

Cafeteria Monitor

We are seeking volunteers to help monitor the cafeteria during meal times.

Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish

Daily Volunteer Times

10:30 a.m. – 1:10 p.m.

Contact Info

If interested in volunteering as a cafeteria monitor or if you need more information, please contact:

Faith Wilson, School Registrar
Email: fwilson@athlosjp.org
School Phone: (504) 290-2510

Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)

The PTO is designed to support the educators of Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish in providing a positive educational experience for all students. We will accomplish this through volunteer coordination, fundraising, and the organization of family-oriented activities.

The mission of the PTO is to develop a closer connection between school and home by encouraging parent involvement, enhancing the education experience by supporting academic enrichment activities, and improving the environment and activities for our students and teachers by providing volunteer and financial support.

Contact Info

Our Parent-Teacher Organization is always looking for individuals to help with a variety of projects and fill open positions.

If you are interested in joining our PTO or if you need more information, please contact us through our Athlos Academy Jefferson Parish-PTO Facebook page.

How Can the PTO Help?

Families are encouraged to donate 30 hours of their time each year in service to the school. This may include assisting a teacher with a project in his classroom, helping to set up for an evening or weekend event, participating on a committee, or helping to assemble project kits at home. There’s a lot to do, and we need you!

PTO Calendar of Events

Responsibilities & Guidelines

Before your arrival to volunteer:

  1. Watch the training video.
  2. Take your lead from staff and dress appropriately. Your attire should be clean and neat to serve as a model for our students.
  3. Please ask a staff member before bringing in outside materials (including food)

At your arrival:

  • Be prompt and dependable; arrive at the front office 10 minutes before your scheduled time.
  • Complete a quick background check. You will need to present a state or federal form of identification.
  • If it’s your first time volunteering, read and sign the confidentiality waiver.
  • Sign into the volunteer binder so your hours may be tracked. You will also need to sign out after you are done.
  • Place your cell phone on silent or vibrate to keep distractions to a minimum.

During your volunteer time:

  • Exercise intergrity and respect each student’s rights and privacy.
  • Follow the lead of teachers and staff when working with students.
  • Follow our R.E.P.S. and restroom procedures.
  • If you are volunteering in a class with your student, save all questions regarding your student’s performance and bahvior for in-school conferences. Treat your child as you would every other student at Athlos.
  • Volunteers do not discipline students. Disciplinary action is the legal responsibility of the administration and staff. If an issue arises, please immediatly contact a teacher or staff member.

Interacting with students:

  • Accept all students as they are and be ready to accept their differences.
  • Be friendly and enthusiastic.
  • Encourage all of our students. Use positive comments that will allow them to feel good about themselves.
  • Praise even the smallest efforts and successes.
  • Be caring, but firm.
  • Patiently allow students to think and form their own answers.